Navy: Manpower

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the  (a) required strength,  (b) actual strength and  (c) percentage shortfall is in each trade in the Royal Navy.

Bob Ainsworth: The following table provides information on the liability and actual trained strength as at 1 February 2009 for each trade/specialisation for both officers and ratings/other ranks.
	
		
			  February 2009 
			   Branch  Specialisation  Liability  Regular strength  Surplus/  Deficit (%)  FTRS  Total inc. FTRS  Surplus/  Deficit (%) 
			  Officers  Warfare Air Traffic Controller 80 80 2 0 80 2 
			   Aviator 50 60 23 0 60 23 
			   Communications 30 50 64 0 50 64 
			   Fighter Controller 40 50 11 0 50 11 
			   Electronic Warfare 20 30 74 0 30 74 
			   RN Police 20 20 8 (1)— 20 14 
			   Hydrographer/Metographer 190 160 -13 10 170 -10 
			   Mine Clearance Diver/Mine Warfare no 130 20 (1)— 140 23 
			   Pilot 430 500 16 (1)— 510 17 
			   Observer 480 350 -27 (1)— 350 -26 
			   Observer or Pilot (1)— 0 n/a 0 0 n/a 
			   Principle Warfare Officer 480 550 14 10 560 16 
			   General Service Warfare 290 440 51 10 450 53 
			   Submariner 320 320 1 (1)— 320 2 
			   Other (1)— 0 n/a 0 0 n/a 
			   Any Warfare 370 0 n/a 0 0 n/a 
			  Warfare Total  2,920 2,750 -6 40 2,780 -4 
			  
			   Engineers Air Engineer 290 310 7 (1)— 310 7 
			   Information Systems 80 80 -3 (1)— 80 -2 
			   Information Systems (Submariner) (1)— (1)— 50 0 (1)— 50 
			   Training Manager 200 220 9 10 220 12 
			   Training Manager (Submariner) 10 20 217 0 20 217 
			   Marine Engineer 250 330 30 (1)— 340 32 
			   Marine Engineer (Submariner) 250 270 7 0 270 8 
			   Weapons Engineer 370 430 17 (1)— 430 18 
			   Weapons Engineer (Submariner) 200 220 13 (1)— 220 14 
			   Any General Service Engineer 50 0 n/a 0 0 n/a 
			   Any Submariner Engineer 20 0 n/a 0 0 n/a 
			   Any Engineer/No Spec 40 0 n/a (1)— (1)— n/a 
			  Engineers Total  1,750 1,880 7 20 1,900 9 
			  
			   Logistics Barrister 20 30 26 0 30 26 
			   Chartered Management Accountant 10 20 128 0 20 128 
			   Any Logistics/No Specialisation 520 410 -20 10 420 -19 
			   Logistics Submariner 20 100 315 0 100 315 
			   Family Services (1)— (1)— -75 0 (1)— -75 
			  Logistics Total  580 560 -3 10 560 -2 
			  
			   Royal Marines General Service 720 640 -12 90 720 0 
			   BS 10 10 12 0 10 12 
			  Royal Marines Total  730 650 -11 90 740 0 
			  
			  Doctors  240 260 9 0 260 9 
			  Dentists  60 60 -5 (1)— 60 -3 
			  Queen Alexandra Royal Naval Nursing Service  100 80 -16 _ 80 -16 
			  Medical Services  60 60 ¦4 (1)— 60 -2 
			  Chaplains  80 60 -17 0 60 -17 
			  Careers  (1)— (1)— 0 (1)— (1)— 100 
			  Inter Branch Trainees  _ 30 n/a 0 30 n/a 
			  Officers Total   6,520 6,400 -2 160 6,560 1 
			  
			   Warfare General Service Warfare Specialisation 960 1,060 11 0 1,060 11 
			   Above Water Tactical 510 450 -12 10 450 -11 
			   Above Water Warfare 420 370 -12 10 380 -11 
			   Electronic Warfare 240 200 -16 0 200 -16 
			   Underwater Warfare 230 220 -7 (1)— 220 -6 
			   Communications Information Systems 1,050 1,020 -3 10 1,030 -2 
			   Hydrographer/Metographer 100 90 -7 0 90 -7 
			   Mine Warfare 320 310 -3 (1)— 310 -2 
			   Diver 300 300 -3 (1)— 300 -2 
			   Seaman 850 690 -18 (1)— 700 -18 
			   Survey Recorder 50 50 -3 0 50 -3 
			   Weapons Analyst (1)— (1)— 28 0 (1)— 28 
			   Physical Training Instructor 220 220 -2 (1)— 220 0 
			   RN police 280 270 -3 20 280 2 
			   Telephonists (1)— (1)— -50 0 (1)— -50 
			   Communications Technician 250 260 4 (1)— 260 4 
			  Warfare General Service Total  5,780 5,510 -5 50 5,560 -4 
			  
			   Warfare Aviation Aircrew man 110 140 25 (1)— 140 26 
			   Naval Airman (Aircraft Controller) 150 110 -25 (1)— 120 -24 
			   Naval Airman (Aircraft Handler) 440 420 -5 0 420 -5 
			   Naval Airman (Metographer) 70 70 6 0 70 6 
			   Naval Airman (Photographer) 100 90 -8 0 90 -8 
			   No Spec 0 (1)— n/a 0 (1)— n/a 
			  Warfare Aviation Total  870 830 -4 (1)— 840 -4 
			  
			   Warfare Submariner Coxswain Submariner 40 40 8 0 40 8 
			   Sensors Submariner 370 330 -11 (1)— 330 -10 
			   Tactical Submariner 250 230 -10 (1)— 230 -9 
			   Communications Information Systems Submariner 250 210 -16 (1)— 210 -15 
			  Warfare Submariner Total  910 810 -11 10 820 -10 
			  
			   Engineering General Service Weapons Engineering Technician/Mechanic/Artificer 2,050 2,050 0 10 2,050 0 
			   Marine Engineering Technician/Mechanic/Artificer 3,270 3,070 -6 (1)— 3,070 -6 
			   Education Training & Support 10 (1)— -4 0 (1)— -4 
			   Any Engineer GS (1)— 0 n/a 0  n/a 
			  Engineering General Service Total  5,320 5,120 ¦4 10 5,130 -4 
			  
			   Engineering Submariner Weapons Engineering Technician/Mechanic/Artificer SM 840 880 5 20 890 7 
			   Marine Engineering Technician/Mechanic/Artificer SM 1,340 1,170 -13 40 1,210 -9 
			  Engineering Submariner Total  2,170 2,040 -6 60 2,100 -3 
			  
			   Engineering -Air Engineer Air Engineering Technician/Mechanic/Artificer 3,290 3,160 -4 10 3,170 -3 
			   Naval Airman (Safety Equipment) 180 170 -4 0 170 -4 
			  Engineering - Air Engineer Total  3,470 3,330 -4 10 3,350 -3 
			  
			   Logistics Catering Services (Preparation) 870 800 -8 10 810 -7 
			   Catering Services (Preparation) Submariner no 140 24 0 140 24 
			   Catering Services (Delivery) 570 530 -8 (1)— 530 -8 
			   Catering Services (Delivery) Submariner 70 60 -9 _ 60 -9 
			   Catering Services - Any Personnel 10 0 n/a 0 0 n/a 
			   Personnel 860 830 -4 10 840 -3 
			   Personnel Submariner 50 60 13 0 60 13 
			   Supply Chain 660 630 -5 (1)— 640 -4 
			   Supply Chain Submariner 70 90 42 (1)— 100 45 
			   Family Services 30 20 -26 0 20 -26 
			   Any Logistics (1)— 0 n/a 0 0 n/a 
			  Logistics Total  3,310 3,170 -4 20 3,190 -4 
			  
			   Medical Dental Hygienist 20 10 -18 0 10 -18 
			   Dental Surgery Assistant 90 90 -2 0 90 -2 
			   Medical Assistant (General Service and Submariner) 650 660 1 0 660 1 
			   Naval Nurse 210 190 -10 0 190 -10 
			   Medical Technical 20 30 38 0 30 38 
			   Any Medical (1)— 0 n/a 0 0 n/a 
			  Medical Total  1,000 990 -1 0 990 -1 
			  
			   Royal Marines General Service 6,000 5,560 -7 110 5,660 -6 
			   Musician 270 260 -5 0 260 -5 
			   Bugler 60 60 -5 0 60 -5 
			  Royal Marines Total  6,330 5,870 -7 110 5,980 -6 
			  
			  Careers  (1)— 0 n/a 150 150 n/a 
			  
			  Any Branch/Spec  100 0 n/a 0 0 n/a 
			  
			  Inter Branch Trainees  0 150 n/a 0 150 n/a 
			  OR Total   29,260 27,810 -5 430 28,240 -3 
			 (1) = 5 or less than 5.  Notes: All figures rounded to nearest 10. Where figure ends in 5, figure rounded to nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Percentages are calculated on original unrounded figures. Some liability lines, such as "Any Warfare", can be filled from a range of different trades. This makes it impossible to show a one-to-one list of liability against strength split by trade. Not all filled posts count towards the liability (e.g. the 150 Careers Service FTRS Other Ranks all fill posts that are not included in the liability). Some trades (e.g. PWOs, MCD/MW) have been merged in the table where this makes comparison between strength and liability easier. Surpluses and deficits shown at branch/trade levels mask significant variations at branch levels. Inter-Branch trainees, trained people in one trade who are retraining for a new trade, count towards the total trained strength, but are not reported against any trade until they become trained in their new trade.